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Blackcliff Wood Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort located in Monmouthshire, Wales, occupying a naturally defended position on a spur of high ground. The site is defined by substantial earthwork defences comprising banks and ditches that exploit the topography to create an enclosed defensive space, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in South Wales. Dating to the Iron Age period, the monument represents a form of aristocratic or communal settlement adapted to the upland terrain of the Welsh borderland. The camp's location and construction reflect the strategic and defensive concerns of Iron Age communities, though the precise chronology and duration of occupation remain matters for archaeological investigation.
Blackcliff Wood Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM027. View the official record →
Blackcliff Wood Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort located in Monmouthshire, Wales, occupying a naturally defended position on a spur of high ground. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM027.
Blackcliff Wood Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a promontory fort - inland. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Blackcliff Wood Camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MM027.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm (7.4 km), Runston Medieval Village Site & Runston Chapel (8.2 km), Moated Site South of Moynes Court (8.2 km).
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